Discussion: What the #@%& is a BATCH?

Might be however many bats were MADE in the any particular RUN. And those vary between models and manufacturers.
IE; the 1st bat batch (run). Time was they were the best ones for that model but now you never know.

As for numbers made for a batch or run which I believe are same but different words, I doubt all companies make the same number per run, so you could say that is one reason no particular xxx is given for any particular model. However if it's a non profit bat maker, ha ha, you could get those numbers.
As for find ing out which run a particular bat was made, if it has a serial number on the taper or under the grip, it's usually possible.
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/baCH/
Noun
A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
Verb
Arrange (things) in sets or groups.
Synonyms
group - parcel - lot
1. a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
2. the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation: mixing a batch of concrete.
3. the quantity of bread, cookies, dough, or the like, made at one baking.
4.Computers.
a group of jobs, data, or programs treated as a unit for computer processing.
b. batch processing.
5.Glassmaking.
a quantity of raw materials mixed in proper proportions and prepared for fusion into glass.
b.the material so mixed.

You may not be able to find out from what batch you're buying
The information is usually somewhere on the bat. Sometimes it's visible on the bat and sometimes it's under the tape on tyhe handle.
There probably aren't enough buyers who want to know from what batch their bat came.

When I asked one of the bat reps why a particular batch of bats was more prone to break than later batches, I was told that the resin used in making the first batch was too hot, causing the bats to be brittle when they cooled. The temperature was adjusted when they realized that there was a problem.
In another first batch, the inner core was offset during manufacturing, making one side thicker than the other side. These turned out to be exceptionally hot bats.
These problems aren't usually discovered until the manufacturer starts getting feed back from the players. Then adjustments are made.

From what I am reading it is simply the luck of the draw. Theoretically if you knew a bat from a
"batch" had desirable traits, you could try to buy a bat from the same "batch", but the bat sellers don't give out that info. Additionally,
there is no proof that all bats from the same batch are the same. If temperature is critical, I can envision temperature differentials in the same batch with different results in bats from that batch. And how many angels are on the head of a pin.

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